Calm after the storm
Every week that has passed since I started working as a software developer, it seems that everything becomes more difficult but at the same time interesting. Well now I feel much more capable and motivated to continue in the world of programming.
Calm after the storm
The past week was tough, where things got out of hand in all aspects, at work, at university and in my personal life. But this was not like that, everything was fixed and I realized that everything depends on me and how I react to things that happen, they can be bad or good, the important thing will always be to obtain what best suits us in these circumstances. This phrase of “calm after the storm” has represented too much for me this year because I have felt very trapped in some situations that seem like a storm, but they end up being resolved, so I have learned that the storm is not too black.
Progress is suicidal
This is something that I have mentioned a lot these months but the phrase “progress is suicidal” makes more and more sense. Well, the fact of progressing metaphorically is killing an old identity of yourself to create a new one, and it is very interesting how much I feel that I am progressing as a developer and as a person, because I no longer feel as identified with myself from a couple months ago. And I know that progress is scary but someone has to do it and lately I have started to get pleasure from fear.
Keep learning, you’re advanced
All the new topics and materials that I have had the opportunity to know for the first time make you understand that the goal is even further than planned, that there are many more things to learn. It can be a bit frustrating if you see it that way, because that’s how I saw it. But when you think deeply, you realize that even though the goal seems to be further away, we don’t realize that we keep moving forward. The goal may go away but the important thing is to keep walking, keep moving forward.
Your job is not your life
One of the most important things I learned this week was to separate my work time from my leisure time. I realized that separating these two parts of my life was necessary, because before this week I fell asleep thinking about work, I woke up thinking about work and even dreamed of work. Of course all this exhausted me and although I dedicated many hours to work, all those hours I was distracted and exhausted so I ended up spending many hours doing something that would take me maybe half the time if I was focused. As I already mentioned, I started to separate work from my free time and this week I really enjoyed programming, having a coffee, going for a run, listening to a podcast and even sleeping like a baby. Mental health I guess is very important.
